Chair attachment.



0. HANsoN. CHAIR ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED AFEB. l3..1`9l*4.

Patented 061.12, 1915.

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l CHAIR ATTACHMENT.

specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 13, 1914. Serial No. 818,566.

To all 'whom 'it may concern: v

Beit known that I, OTTO HANsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bruno, in the county of Pine and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Chair Attachments, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to chair attachments and more particularly to cradles or cribs. n

The object of the invention is toprovide a simple and eflicient deviceof this character which may be conveniently attached to either arm of the rocking chair whereby an infant may be supported within convenient reach of its mother who, without having to hold the baby, is permitted to use both hands for other work, such as sewing or reading.

' Another object of the invention is the provision of a simple and eficient device of this character which may be attached to the arm of a chair and in which the infantl may be supported, the device being constructed so that the crib portion thereof may bey turned out of the way so as to permit access to the chair.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a front elevation.l Fig. 2 is a Y top plan view showing in dotted lines the position of the crib when thrown to an outof-the-way position. Fig. 3 is a detail view with the crib shown in section, illustrating the manner of supporting the crib on the swinging support.

Referring more particularly to the drawing a plurality of U-bolts 2 passed therethrough and adapted to surround the arm or Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

leg of a chair. Hinged to this supporting i upright is a standard 3 whose upper end is mortised into a reinforcing batten I secured to the bottom of a crib or basket 5. This crlb may be constructed in any suitable manner or of any suitable material, the hinge connection between the upright and Vstandard permitting the same to be turned at rlght. angles to thefacing direction of the person occupying the chair or parallel therewith in orderA that the person may seat himself or arise from Vthe `chair. The device herein shown is adapted for the right hand side of the chair but it will be readilyyunderstood thatuanother of similar construction may also be attached to the opposite side ofthe chair.

What is claimed is f In abed attachment, the combination with a crib having a reinforced bottom, of means for connecting the crib to said bed, said means including` a hingedly connected standard having its upper end mortised into the reinforcedl bottom of the Lcrib and permittingthe latter to swing to one side of 1 orro Hanson.

Witnesses I-I'IRAM VALSH, W. M. AMES. y

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